WTF? Virginia Greens....

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Wasn't the Green Party essentially hijacked by NoVa-based supporters of additional mass transit?

Kind of my perfect party, actually.  Fiscally conservative, socially liberal, pro-mass transit.  Too bad they're irrelevant.

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Alcon is basically right though. The party has gone completely obsessive on mass transit and overall a bit cuckoo.

Yeah, they are almost totally one-issue.  On paper they sound great, but other than a relatively strong (I think) U.S. Senate candidate (who people were afraid would spoil the election for Webb), they're pretty much the marijuana party except with buses.

Kind of a shame...although good for the Virginia Democrats.  "Green" in the name + libertarian + NoVa transportation centric = nightmare for the Dems there if they were a reputable party.

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Alcon is basically right though. The party has gone completely obsessive on mass transit and overall a bit cuckoo.

Yeah, they are almost totally one-issue.  On paper they sound great, but other than a relatively strong (I think) U.S. Senate candidate (who people were afraid would spoil the election for Webb), they're pretty much the marijuana party except with buses.

Kind of a shame...although good for the Virginia Democrats.  "Green" in the name + libertarian + NoVa transportation centric = nightmare for the Dems there if they were a reputable party.

Interestingly, some supporters of George Allen (possibly even him himself, I can't recall exactly) claim that it was the Independent Greens who cost Allen the election.

Parker's showings correlated pretty well with Nader's, and she didn't do well in Fairfax.  I think that indicates that voters weren't paying attention (surprise surprise) and that Allen's people are full of crap